Usage of prepositions In/At (They decided to get married in/at Rome)

[Jon]

Hi all,

In the sentence: "They decided to get married ___ Rome"

which one would you chose: IN or AT

Please share grammar explanation about this topic

Thanks in advance !!

[Alan]

Hi alumn@,

Here you need 'in', which is used for places like cities and countries - in other words, large places. 'At' would be used for buildings as for example:at (the) church.

Alan
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